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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indians of Montana|Indians of Montana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indians of Montana|Indians of Montana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Chippewa-Cree Indians'' | ||
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The Chippewa-Cree Indian Tribe is a single entity in today's world, but is a combination of portions of the Chippewa Tribe and the Cree Tribe.<br> | The Chippewa-Cree Indian Tribe is a single entity in today's world, but is a combination of portions of the Chippewa Tribe and the Cree Tribe.<br> | ||
The Chippewa or Ojibway Indians are one of the largest groups of American Indians in North America. There are nearly 150 different bands of Chippewa in the northern part of the United States and in southern Canada (especially in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan). The ancestors of the Chippewa portion of the Chippewa-Cree migrated from the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota in the late 1800s<ref>Wikipedia article on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippewa_Cree Chippewa-Cree Tribe]</ref>. | The Chippewa or Ojibway Indians are one of the largest groups of American Indians in North America. There are nearly 150 different bands of Chippewa in the northern part of the United States and in southern Canada (especially in[[First_Nations_of_Ontario|Ontario]], [[First_Nations_of_Manitoba|Manitoba]], and [[First_Nations_of_Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan]]). The ancestors of the Chippewa portion of the Chippewa-Cree migrated from the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota in the late 1800s<ref>Wikipedia article on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippewa_Cree Chippewa-Cree Tribe]</ref>. | ||
The Cree nation is the largest group in Canada. That tribe had two divisions; Woodland Cree and Plains Cree. A small portion of this very large First Nation in Canada migrated south out of Canada, into North Dakota and Montana, also in the late 1800s. With them came some of the Metis, descendants of Louis Riel<ref>Wikipedia article on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippewa_Cree Chippewa-Cree Tribe]</ref>. | The Cree nation is the largest group in Canada. That tribe had two divisions; Woodland Cree and Plains Cree. A small portion of this very large First Nation in Canada migrated south out of Canada, into North Dakota and Montana, also in the late 1800s. With them came some of the Metis, descendants of Louis Riel<ref>Wikipedia article on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippewa_Cree Chippewa-Cree Tribe]</ref>. | ||
These two groups of the Chippewa and the Cree united in the 1890's and looked for a permanent home. At various times, all or part of them lived placed under the jurisdiction of the Blackfeet, Flathead, and Fort Belknap Indian Agencies<ref>Tribal Web Site for the [http://www.rockyboy.org/ Chippewa Cree Tribe]</ref>. | These two groups of the Chippewa and the Cree united in the 1890's and looked for a permanent home. At various times, all or part of them lived placed under the jurisdiction of the [[Blackfeet_Indian_Agency_(Montana)|Blackfeet]], [[Flathead_Indian_Agency_(Montana)|Flathead]], and[[Fort_Belknap_Indian_Agency_(Montana)|Fort Belknap]] Indian Agencies<ref>Tribal Web Site for the [http://www.rockyboy.org/ Chippewa Cree Tribe]</ref>. | ||
During the early 1900's the tribes petitioned the government for a reservation, and in 1916 the Rocky Boy Reservation was established for the Chippewa-Cree Indians<ref>Tribal Web Site for the [http://www.rockyboy.org/ Chippewa Cree Tribe]</ref>. | During the early 1900's the tribes petitioned the government for a reservation, and in 1916 the [[Rocky_Boy's_Indian_Reservation_(Montana)|Rocky Boy Reservation]] was established for the Chippewa-Cree Indians<ref>Tribal Web Site for the [http://www.rockyboy.org/ Chippewa Cree Tribe]</ref>. | ||
Under the Indian Reorganization Act, the Chippewa-Cree organized themselves under their Constitution and Bylaws as the Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana. Their Constitution was adopted in 1935 and amended in 1973<ref>Tribal Web Site for the [http://www.rockyboy.org/ Chippewa Cree Tribe]</ref>. | Under the Indian Reorganization Act, the Chippewa-Cree organized themselves under their Constitution and Bylaws as the Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana. Their Constitution was adopted in 1935 and amended in 1973<ref>Tribal Web Site for the [http://www.rockyboy.org/ Chippewa Cree Tribe]</ref>. | ||
=== Brief Time Line === | === Brief Time Line === | ||
*'''1916:''' assigned to Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana with the Plains Cree | *'''1916:''' The tribe assigned to Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana with the Plains Cree | ||
*'''1935:''' organized under the Indian Reorganization Act | *'''1935:''' organized under the Indian Reorganization Act | ||
*'''1953:''' United States terminated its relationship with the sovereign nation of Chippewa, mandated by House Concurrent Resolution 108. | *'''1953:''' United States terminated its relationship with the sovereign nation of Chippewa, mandated by House Concurrent Resolution 108. | ||
*'''1968:''' | *'''1968:''' The American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded by three Ojibwa (Chippewa): Dennis Banks, George Mitchell, and Clyde Bellecourt | ||
*'''1973:''' Constitution and By-Laws of the tribe was amended. | *'''1973:''' Constitution and By-Laws of the tribe was amended. | ||